Discussion: How to carry a rifle in a Gun Shop

[JetGirl]

I've been going in there for years and never seen that. How'd I miss that thing?

Dunno. Stand at the cash register and look on the shelf (far right) under the trap guns right in front of you.

 

[Mark 1911]

Anybody on this forum who's visited my place of employment while I'm working will attest to the fact that if you bring one in without the action opened, I yell like a mom who just watched you wipe a booger on the new suede couch.
Also, if you have an uncased firearm you'd like to go to your vehicle and retrieve for trade/consignment/ship/whatever, I do strongly suggest that it doesn't come inside unless it's open... And even then, it's mine and considered loaded (to me) until I personally clear it. If I find ammo in it, I keep the ammo and scold your ass.

Does your policy also apply to holstered handguns with no intent of leaving the holster while in store, or just those coming in for trade/consignment/repair?

 

[JetGirl]

Does your policy also apply to holstered handguns with no intent of leaving the holster while in store, or just those coming in for trade/consignment/repair?

Nope. Not at all. Yours stays holstered, mine stays holstered.
I'm talking about people coming in with gun in hand (and yes, people do that...WITH boogerhooks on the bangswitch. That makes me nervous.
And it's not "policy". That's just *me*.

 

[Mark 1911]

Nope. Not at all. Yours stays holstered, mine stays holstered.
I'm talking about people coming in with gun in hand (and yes, people do that...WITH boogerhooks on the bangswitch. That makes me nervous.
And it's not "policy". That's just *me*.

Thanks for clearing that up!

I'm going to have to take a trip down there one of these days and check out your 1911s!

 

[FishnHunt]

Dunno. Stand at the cash register and look on the shelf (far right) under the trap guns right in front of you.

Ahh, I always end up looking at the 1911's while y'all check me out...

 

[JetGirl]

Ahh, I always end up looking at the 1911's while y'all check me out...

Well, stop by in a couple hours and I'll let ya look at it...but you can't go diggin' out the .22!! Hahaha!!

 

[FishnHunt]

Well, stop by in a couple hours and I'll let ya look at it...but you can't go diggin' out the .22!! Hahaha!!

How bout the 9mm?

 

[JetGirl]

 

[FishnHunt]

 

[philbert001]

Anybody on this forum who's visited my place of employment while I'm working will attest to the fact that if you bring one in without the action opened, I yell like a mom who just watched you wipe a booger on the new suede couch.
Also, if you have an uncased firearm you'd like to go to your vehicle and retrieve for trade/consignment/ship/whatever, I do strongly suggest that it doesn't come inside unless it's open... And even then, it's mine and considered loaded (to me) until I personally clear it. If I find ammo in it, I keep the ammo and scold your ass.

I come in for the reloading supplies...I stay for the scolded ass!

 

[JetGirl]

I come in for the reloading supplies...I stay for the scolded ass!

That's true! That's true!!

 

[USMC-Johnson]

Yeah someone comes into the shop with a mag in a rifle and hand on the grip most likely they will be met with something unpleasant as we dont have a range.

 

[Hoosierdood]

I would like to hear this community's thoughts on this situation. It was something I recently witnessed..

Situation:
You are in a gun shop. The shop has a range to shoot at, people come and go to shoot.

Person walks in, dressed normal/clean. Carrying a camo backpack over one shoulder and an AR15 in his other arm. This demeanor is calm, he comes in and walks around the shop. You notice he is holding the AR15 in his strong hand. He is holding the rifle by the pistol grip. There is a magazine in the mag well. The rifle is pointed down at the ground.

I won't go into what happened next in the shop. Maybe I'll post that later. I just would like to hear people's reaction/thoughts about this. If you were shop owners what would you do? How would you feel as a customer in a store if someone did this? Do you see anything wrong with what he did? How much concern would you have?

I would use the biggest employee with the most facial hair as a human shield while taunting the guy with "Nah, nah, nah... you can't hit me!"

 

[MCgrease08]

Looks like the OP wants to keep us all in suspense on what actually went down.

 

[chezuki]

Looks like the OP wants to keep us all in suspense on what actually went down.

Seemed to me like he wanted to make sure his opinion was the popular one before sharing the rest of the story. Judging by his silence, it wasn't.

 

[churchmouse]

Seeing this as the OP describes I would most definitely be on full alert and getting store staff on the ready.

I carry my long guns cased.

 

[Hoosierdood]

Seemed to me like he wanted to make sure his opinion was the popular one before sharing the rest of the story. Judging by his silence, it wasn't.

Or seeing how he has 200 posts in 4 years, maybe he doesn't get on here every day. (Or every couple minutes like some people)

 

[JetGirl]

I'm going to have to take a trip down there one of these days and check out your 1911s!

Do eeet! Dooooo eeeeet!!!

 

[Bluestarbass]

seems like a case would have been the best plan

 

[Timjoebillybob]

seems like a case would have been the best plan

Eager poster or something you want to buy/sell in the classified?